to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to have a talk; to tell a story
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
very young; little; childish; immature
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
pistol; handgun; revolver
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out